CVE-2012-6067

freeFTPd.exe in freeFTPd through 1.0.11 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted SFTP session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.

Published: 2012-12-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6067 is rated High Risk (72.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.13%). EPSS rose +2.12% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6067

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.01% 3.13% +2.12%
2 2025-11-20 2.49% 1.01% -1.48%
3 2025-08-27 — 2.49% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6067

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6067

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6067

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freeftpd freeftpd <= 1.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
freeftpd freeftpd 1.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6067

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